According to a Tigers spokesperson, it was actually Beane who tweaked Dombrowski, sending a message that said:

“And you only gave me a minute to try and get Chris Sale. I’m not surprised. You know how to make the big deal. Well done.”

Not as funny, but still fitting.

It wouldn’t be the first time there was a misinterpretation of the dealings between Beane and Dombrowski. There’s the fictionalization in the movie “Moneyball” of the trade that sent Carlos Pena to the Tigers in July 2002.

Dombrowski has contended for years that, not only were there other players in the deal who were never mentioned, but he never agreed to pay for the soda in the Oakland Coliseum clubhouse.